Well, I for one, love this kind of knitting serendipity - it looks adorable on you! :-)

Wasn't it the wise Elizabeth Zimmerman who said to knit the hat anyway, even if you aren't getting gauge, because with all the variety of heads in this world, it will surely fit someone? Smart lady, that EZ.

(Of course, this is written by someone who may or may not have recently frogged out an entire shawl, so clearly I don't always practice what I, erhm, I mean, EZ preaches LOL)

LOL, at least you got a new hat out of it - and it looks so cute on you too! :)

I had the opposite problem with the first hat I knitted - was an adult size, I knitted with slightly smaller yarn weight since was making for my 6-year-old. The hat turned out to fit my 4-year-old perfectly. ;)

That would totally go with a turtle neck and a pair of jeans (for you) :) - This may be the next "HOT ITEM FOR WINTER" you will have started a CRAZE and we'll all want one ;)Hey..could happen - I think it's totally cute! :)

I am taking a biblical counseling course and we were talking tonight about why people get stuck in patterns, why habits continue and why life is hard, basically. Anyway, the instructor reminded us that a sovereign God has charge over all our lives and has it all mapped out. (Psalm 139) Even the oopsie hats.

I have no idea if you will find that relevant or not, but I hope you know tonight that He loves you. He really loves you. Oopsie hats and all.